189049-1932-Regulation-under-section-23-of-the-Water-works-Ordinance-1903 — Page 2

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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 28, 1932.

In any such case the excess consumption (if any) for any period between the last quarterly period calculated by relation to one of the usual quarter-days and the first quarterly period calculated by relation to the first day of any other month shall be determined by deducting from the amount of water ascertained by meter readings as having been used during such first-mentioned period a duly proportionate part of the quarterly amount prescribed by section 2 (a) (ii) of the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903.

(4) Save as aforesaid the first reading for the purpose of calculating quarterly consumption shall be a reading taken not more than ten days before or after the first day of any month and the last reading shall be a reading taken not more than ten days before or after the first day of the third month thereafter.

(5) The reading used as the last reading of any quarterly period shall be used as the first reading of the ensuing quarterly period.

(6) If and whenever there shall be a change in the annual rateable value of a tenement during any quarterly period the quarterly amount to be taken into calculation for the purpose of ascertaining the excess consumption in accordance with section 2 (a) (ii) of the Waterworks Ordinance, 1903, shall be ascertained and determined proportionately to the different assessments and the respective periods of each of them.

(7) If two or more meters have been in use during any quarterly period, then the quarterly consumption shall be the sum of the quantities indicated by the meters.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

24th October, 1392.

D. W. TRATMAN,

Clerk of Councils.

Notice.

The rescinded regulation required readings to be taken not more than ten days before or after the calendar date of the termination of each quarter. This resulted in great pressure of work around each quarter-day in the office of the Water, Authority and the Treasury and in delay and inconvenience to members of public making payment of their

accounts.

Under the substituted regulation the work of preparation of accounts can be distributed over the whole quarter and it is contemplated that the "quarter-days" for water accounts for the various districts should in future be as under :-

Victoria ..... 1st March, 1st June, 1st September, 1st

December.

Kowloon and New Kowloon (Urban portions)

January, 1st April, 1st July, 1st October.

1st

Peak, High Levels and districts other than the above- 1st February, 1st May, 1st August,

mentioned

1st November.